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as in small
lacking importance
an insignificant detail that we can safely ignore
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as in slight
so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention
the insignificant wear on the doll's face does nothing to diminish its considerable value as an antique
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Recent Examples of insignificant
Screenings for unrelated conditions can pick up thyroid nodules that are technically cancerous but asymptomatic or clinically insignificant.
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Jenna Anderson, Health, 25 Feb. 2025
Although easily passed off as small and insignificant, such perks have long been valued by staff at United.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Instead of setting healthy boundaries, workaholics engage in insignificant tasks to feel productive.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Part of the art direction involved making the characters feel small and insignificant by placing their desk (a custom set piece) in a room that was way too big for it.
—Diana Budds, Curbed, 24 Jan. 2025
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Jenna Anderson, Health, 25 Feb. 2025
Although easily passed off as small and insignificant, such perks have long been valued by staff at United.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Instead of setting healthy boundaries, workaholics engage in insignificant tasks to feel productive.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Part of the art direction involved making the characters feel small and insignificant by placing their desk (a custom set piece) in a room that was way too big for it.
—Diana Budds, Curbed, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insignificant
Adjective
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The foyer is often a small space, so a hall tree can be overbearing.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
2 Mar. 2025
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Beneath that ice, the light sensors recorded an astronomically small number of photons: an upper range of 0.04 micromoles per square meter per second, a number very close to the theoretical minimum amount of light that photosynthesis can run on.—
Asher Elbein,
WIRED,
2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The bill released Saturday will fund the government through Sept. 30 and provide a slight boost to defense spending while making a moderate cut to non-defense programs.—
Deirdre Walsh,
NPR,
8 Mar. 2025
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Sugarcane honey is a concentrated form of sugarcane juice that has a slight licorice taste and a touch of bitterness.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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According to a statement from the Danville Police Department, the drivers of both vehicles suffered minor injuries, while two other passengers in the truck were unhurt.—
Rick Hurd,
The Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2025
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The cab driver suffered minor back and neck injuries in the crash and claimed Zangrilli was drunk but the responding officer sent the inspector on his way, telling the cabbie to file an accident report at an NYPD precinct.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2025
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Recommendations from the Department of Government Efficiency, which Trump says Musk heads despite another nominal administrator, led to firing tens of thousands of workers and targeted more.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
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The exposures listed on the initial holdings list do add up to more than 100%, with nominal bonds as the biggest category.—
Jesse Pound,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2025
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The order’s vague framework has sparked concerns, particularly as Trump’s March 7, 2025, Crypto Summit is set to feature a narrow circle of industry elites, with little representation from diverse perspectives or consumer advocates.—
Tonya M. Evans,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Dolly Parton and Carl Dean had one of the entertainment industry's most enduring marriages, but very little is known about the country music legend's late husband.—
Ashley Hume,
Fox News,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Given this, there is no straightforward way to understand what a model is doing on an intuitive level, as from our perspective running inference on a model is nothing more than executing trillions of trivial operations such as addition and multiplication.—
Rahul Gudise,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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And figuring out that amount was not a trivial task.—
Jayson Stewart,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Mar. 2025
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But that’s not because the work of the public sector itself is unimportant.—
Adam Chandler,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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Council President Joe LaCava defended the city’s focus on something so relatively unimportant compared to closing a $258 million deficit that is expected to require substantial budget cuts.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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For those who need fast storage on the go, the Samsung Portable T7 SSD is tiny, secure, and now 25% off!—
Shubham Yewale,
PCMAG,
5 Mar. 2025
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My worst days were spent being transported to the courtroom shackled and isolated in a tiny cage, waiting to be summoned into trial.—
James L. Dold,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Insignificant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insignificant. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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